Full-day nursery in Smithills, Bolton
The Red House Nursery
38 Smithills Croft Road, BOLTON, BL1 6LN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2007Reference EY355644Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
38 Smithills Croft Road, BOLTON, BL1 6LN · More nurseries in BL1
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Smithills School, Smithills High School and Abercorn Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moss Bank Park7 min walk
- Barlow Park11 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Bolton there are about 4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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The Red House Nursery is a full-day nursery at 38 Smithills Croft Road, BOLTON, BL1 6LN, in Smithills, Bolton. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Church Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Oxford Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Al-Huda Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is The Red House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Red House Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Red House Nursery take?
The Red House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Red House Nursery?
Hall i' th' Wood is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Red House Nursery?
You can call 01204 840484 and visit www.redhousenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY355644 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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